Best Copley Podcasts (2024)

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Rufus Catchings on Pinning Down California's Faults 33:33

1h ago33:33

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Knowing exactly where faults are located is important both for scientific reasons and for assessing how much damage a fault could inflict if it ruptured and caused an earthquake. In the podcast, Rufus Catchings describes how we can use natural and artificial sources of seismic waves to create high-resolution images of fault profiles. He also explai…

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#51 Indigenous Wisdom ❘ Wakanyi Hoffman 47:10

2h ago47:10

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Connect with Wakanyi Hoffman: https://www.wakanyihoffman.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/wakanyi-hoffman-77a9671a4/ https://www.instagram.com/waksnl/?hl=en Service Space: https://pod.servicespace.org/story/64971/view Author: Katharina Baier Editor: Katharina Baier Jingle: Samuel Buda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/follow_me_into_the_unknown…

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Sigrid Nunez 51:57

7h ago51:57

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This week, Jordan talks to the novelist Sigrid Nunez about her youthful preoccupation with mimicking the prose of Virginia Woolf, the step-by-step intuitive way she writes prose now, and the best way to make overnight oats. Sigrid Nunez has published nine novels, including A Feather on the Breath of God, The Last of Her Kind, The Friend, What Are Y…

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Margo’s Got Money Troubles with Rufi Thorpe 59:34

3h ago59:34

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Rufi Thorpe is the author of four novels, The Girls from Corona del Mar, Dear Fang, With Love, The Knockout Queen, which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award, and her newest Book, Margo's Got Money Troubles, which was recently shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize. On today’s show, Rufi and Annmarie talk about professional wrestling, OnlyFans, and …

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Bummer Camp with Ann Garvin 47:32

10d ago47:32

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Ann Garvin is a USA Today Bestselling author of six novels. She writes about people who do too much in a world that asks too much from them. A former Registered Nurse, Ann currently teaches creative writing at Drexel University. Her latest book is BUMMER CAMP, in which “two sisters scramble to save their family’s legacy in a funny, huge-hearted nov…

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Sara Seager on Exoplanet Geology 34:33

17d ago34:33

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During the past couple of decades, we have discovered that stars with planetary systems are not rare, exceptional cases, as we once assumed, but actually quite commonplace. However, because exoplanets are like fireflies next to blinding searchlights, they are incredibly difficult to study. Yet, as Sara Seager explains, we are making astonishing pro…

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Sofia Samatar 42:40

23d ago42:40

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Jordan chats with Sofia Samatar (The Practice, The Horizon, and the Chain and Opacities) about having two books out this year, doing everything twice (once in non-fiction, once in fiction), and her growing sense of an ongoing overarching project to her work. MENTIONED: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar Monster Portraits by Sofia Samatar and D…

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Magic Season with Wade Rouse 1:01:05

27d ago1:01:05

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Wade Rouse is the USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly, and internationally bestselling author of more than a dozen books which have been translated into 21 languages. On today’s show, Annmarie and Wade discuss difficult parents, screened-in porches, and how to pursue a writing life against the odds. Episode Sponsors: Literary Cleveland – Where writers can…

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Evan Smith on Diamonds from the Deep Mantle 34:36

1M ago34:36

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We have only a tantalizingly small number of sources of information about the Earth’s deep mantle. One of these comes from the rare diamonds that form at depths of about 650 km and make their way up to the base of the lithosphere, and then later to the surface via rare volcanic eruptions of kimberlite magma. In the podcast, Evan Smith talks about a…

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Liars with Sarah Manguso 50:33

1M ago50:33

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Sarah Manguso is the author of nine books, most recently the novel LIARS. Her work’s been recognized by an American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Rome Prize, and her writing has been translated into thirteen languages. On today’s show, Sarah and Annmarie discuss marriage and how our best intentions o…

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Emma Copley Eisenberg 41:45

2M ago41:45

41:45

Jordan chats with Emma Copley Eisenberg (Housemates) about a ghostly encounter that led to her new novel, the opposing worldviews of Grace Paley and Ottessa Moshfegh, and the choice to make art in difficult times. MENTIONED: Jazz by Toni Morrison Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner American Pastoral by Philip Roth Terrace Story by Hila…

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Roberta Rudnick on the Continental Crustal Composition Paradox 27:53

2M ago27:53

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Continental crust is derived from magmas that come from the mantle. So, naively, one might expect it to mirror the composition of the mantle. But our measurements indicate that it does not. Continental crust contains significantly more silica and less magnesium and iron than the mantle. How can we be sure this discrepancy is real, and what do we th…

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The Genius of Judy with Rachelle Bergstein 52:53

2M ago52:53

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Rachelle Bergstein is a lifestyle writer, author and editor. Her latest book is The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood For All of Us. On today’s show, Annmarie and Rachelle discuss taboo topics from childhood – periods! bras! masturbation! – and how Judy Blume books demystified all of them. Episode Sponsors: McNally Jackson – Independ…

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Amy Lin 48:29

2M ago48:29

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Shades on, sleeves up—it's summertime and we're back! This week, Jordan talks with Amy Lin, author of Here After, about grief, the sudden loss of her husband, miracles, and her family's history with thin places. Amy Lin lives in Calgary, Canada where there are two seasons: winter and road construction. She completed her MFA at Warren Wilson College…

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Alex Copley on Soft Continents 32:04

2M ago32:04

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We tend to think of continental tectonic plates as rigid caps that float on the asthenospheric mantle, much like oceanic plates. But while some continental regions have the most rigid rocks on the planet, wide swathes of the continents are not rigid at all. In the podcast, Alex Copley explains how this differentiation comes about and points to evid…

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Housemates with Emma Copley Eisenberg 49:51

2M ago49:51

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Emma Copley Eisenberg is a queer writer in Philadelphia, where she co-founded Blue Stoop, a community hub for the literary arts. Her latest book is HOUSEMATES which we talk about today. On today’s show, Emma and Annmarie discuss queer aunties, the magic of road trips, and whether art can actually save our lives. Episode Sponsors: The Head & The Han…

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Shanan Peters on Quantifying the Global Sedimentary Rock Record 27:14

3M ago27:14

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Shanan Peters believes we need to assemble a global record of sedimentary rock coverage over geological time. As he explains in the podcast, such a record enables us to disentangle real changes in the long-term evolution of the Earth-life system from biases introduced by the unevenness and incompleteness of the sedimentary record. To this end, he a…

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Exhibit with R.O. Kwon 42:30

3M ago42:30

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R.O. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel The Incendiaries, which was named a best book of the year by more than forty publications. On today’s show, Annmarie and R.O. discuss her new book, Exhibit, an exhilarating novel that’s been called “the sexiest book of the year.” They also talk about photography, the torture and timelessne…

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One of Our Kind with Nicola Yoon 45:06

3M ago45:06

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Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Instructions for Dancing, Everything, Everything, and The Sun Is Also a Star, and she was the first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list. On today’s show, Nicola and Annmarie discuss Nicola’s new adult book, One of Our Kind, “a terrifying and thought-provo…

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Paul Smith on the Cambrian Explosion 32:44

4M ago32:44

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Complex life did not start in the Cambrian - it was there in the Ediacaran, the period that preceded the Cambrian. And the physical and chemical environment that prevailed in the early to middle Cambrian may well have arisen at earlier times in Earth history. So what exactly was the Cambrian explosion? And what made it happen when it did, between 5…

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A Very Inconvenient Scandal with Jacquelyn Mitchard 1:04:13

4M ago1:04:13

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Jacquelyn Mitchard is the best-selling author of 23 books, including A Very Inconvenient Scandal, The Good Son, and The Deep End of the Ocean, which was the inaugural selection for Oprah Winfrey’s book club. In today’s episode, Jacquelyn and Annmarie talk about the opportunities and challenges of balancing motherhood and the writing life, finding c…

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Scott Bolton on the Most Volcanically Active Body in the Solar System 24:45

4M ago24:45

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Jupiter's innermost Galilean moon, Io, is peppered with volcanos that are erupting almost all the time. In this episode, Scott Bolton, Principal Investigator of NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter, describes what we're learning from this space probe. Since its arrival in 2017, its orbit around the giant planet has progressively shifted to take it close …

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Remix! Aimee Nezhukumatathil 38:17

4M ago38:17

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This is a re-airing of our 2021 episode with the poet and bestselling essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil. We're celebrating the release of her new collection, BITE BY BITE: NOURISHMENTS AND JAMBOREES. Come for the new intro about pizza on the beach, stay for Aimee's reflections on everything from champion trees to 80s-era Madonna to what society tells …

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#50 Emotionale Selbstverantwortung ❘ Ali Mahlodji 57:09

4M ago57:09

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Kontakt zu Ali Mahlodji: https://ali.do/ Institut für Ownership: https://www.ownership-institute.com/ Ali auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ali.mahlodji.official/?hl=en Foto: Stefan Joham Autor: Katharina Baier Editor: Katharina Baier Jingle: Samuel Buda Katharina auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/follow_me_into_the_unknown Alle bishe…

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Mackem In The Middle #202 - 23/24 Season Review 36:04

4M ago36:04

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John and Michael join me to review the previous season...

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Briefly Perfectly Human with Alua Arthur 42:21

4M ago42:21

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Alua Arthur is the most visible and active death doula working in America today. She’s a recovering attorney and the founder of Going with Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organization. Her TED Talk titled, “Why Thinking About Death Helps You Live a Better Life,” has over 1.5 million views. In today’s episode, Annmarie and Alu…

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Bob White on How Magma Moves in the Crust 36:45

5M ago36:45

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We know that most magma originates in the Earth’s mantle. As it pushes up through the many kilometers of lithosphere to the surface, it pauses in one or more magma chambers or partially melted mush zones for periods of up to a few millennia before erupting. But while we have seismic evidence and models and support this picture, we have not hitherto…

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Writing for the Ear 54:53

5M ago54:53

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Today, we have something new. This past spring, Annmarie gathered with eight local writers to try a podcasting project. Over the course of six weeks together, they wrote side-by-side, saying YES to whatever stories arose. About friendship and loss, dreams and possibility, parents and belief. These sessions were sometimes tearful and painful, but th…

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Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghost with Crystal Wilkinson 1:03:27

5M ago1:03:27

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Crystal Wilkinson is the award-winning author of several books including Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks. She was Poet Laureate of Kentucky from 2021 to 2023, and currently teaches creative writing at the University of Kentucky where she is a Bush-Holbrook Endowed Professor. In tod…

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Dorothea Lasky 42:10

5M ago42:10

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Jordan chats with Dorothea Lasky (The Shining) about interpreting a horror classic in her latest poetry collection, her love for horror, and why playfulness and horror aren't incompatible—and might in fact be inextricably connected. MENTIONED: The Shining by Stephen King The Shining (1980) Bernadette Mayer's "Memory" project Dorothea Lasky is the a…

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Richard Ernst on Large Igneous Provinces 31:56

5M ago31:56

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At roughly 15-25-million-year intervals since the Archean, huge volumes of lava have spewed onto the Earth’s surface. These form the large igneous provinces, which are called flood basalts when they occur on continents. As Richard Ernst explains in the podcast, the eruption of a large igneous province can initiate the rifting of continents, disrupt…

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Broughtupsy with Christina Cooke 57:21

6M ago57:21

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Christina Cooke was born in Jamaica and is now a Canadian citizen who lives and writes in New York City. BROUGHTUPSY is her debut novel. In today’s episode, Annmarie and Christina discuss cultural upbringings, the cruelty of children, the joys of weightlifting, and how all humans are complex and contradictory and deserving of love. Episode Sponsor:…

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Vinson Cunningham 44:48

6M ago44:48

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Jordan talks with Vinson Cunningham (Great Expectations) about finding himself in the midst of history, discovering ways to hang onto moments, and why he turned to his real life for his debut novel. MENTIONED: The Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown Answered Prayers by Truman Capote "How Auto is Auto-fiction" by Christian Lorentzen "American Boy" by …

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The Familiar with Sarah Kain Gutowski 59:27

6M ago59:27

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Sarah Kain Gutowski is the author of Fabulous Beast and along with interdisciplinary artist Meredith Starr, she’s co-creator of Every Second Feels Like Theft, a conversation in cyanotypes and poems, and It's All Too Much, a limited edition podcast and art project. She’s out now with a new book of narrative poetry, The Familiar. In today’s episode, …

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Meghan O'Rourke 48:55

7M ago48:55

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Jordan chats with Meghan O'Rourke (The Invisible Kingdom) about hiding from herself, the death of her father, and the challenges of writing a book without knowing where it will go. MENTIONED: The Riddles of the Sphinx by Anna Shechtman Walking and Talking (1996, written & directed by Nicole Holofcener) "The Teens Have Made Nirvana Preppy" by Sarah …

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Faltas with Cecilia Gentili 49:47

7M ago49:47

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Originally from Argentina, Cecilia Gentili came to the U.S. pursuing a safer life as a transgender woman. She lived undocumented for 10 years. After surviving arrests and an immigration detention, she accessed recovery services and won asylum. Cecilia founded Transgender Equity Consulting, which works to ensure all people living on the margins rece…

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Damian Nance on What Drives the Supercontinent Cycle 35:58

7M ago35:58

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Perhaps as many as five times over the course of Earth history, most of the continents gathered together to form a supercontinent. The supercontinents lasted on the order of a hundred million years before breaking apart and dispersing the continents. For decades, we theorized that this cycle of amalgamation and breakup was caused by near-surface te…

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Rumaan Alam 44:43

7M ago44:43

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Jordan talks with Rumaan Alam (Leave the World Behind) about money, freedom, his recent period of creative fecundity, and the enduring power of art. MENTIONED: The Golden Bowl by Henry James Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Family Meal by Bryan Washington Zero K by Don DeLillo Agnes Martin Rumaan Alam is the author of three novels: Rich and Pr…

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Splinters with Leslie Jamison 1:06:55

7M ago1:06:55

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Leslie Jamison has written two essay collections, The Empathy Exams and Make It Scream, Make It Burn. She also gained prominence for her critical memoir, The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath. She’s out now with a new book, Splinters, about raising a child during the end of a relationship and the beginning of the pandemic. In today’s episo…

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#49 Way of Ubuntu ❘ Rachel Smith 48:12

7M ago48:12

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The World Economic Forum recently shared that empathy and active listening are among the 10 most important skills needed for 2027. What happens when we listen to each other whilst suspending judging, not interrupting or trying to rescue the other person? What is the way of Ubuntu and how do we deepen our relationships in daily life to find much nee…

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Mackem In The Middle #201 - James Copley Interview 39:40

7M ago39:40

39:40

Sunderland Echo writer James Copley joins me to talk us through the life of SAFC journalist

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Mackem In The Middle #200 - Huddersfield Reaction 26:42

7M ago26:42

26:42

John joins to me discuss a dismal display away to Huddersfield

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Mackem In The Middle #199 - Plymouth Reaction 29:17

7M ago29:17

29:17

Kyle and Michael join me to discuss Saturday's home win

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Maira Kalman 39:29

7M ago39:29

39:29

Jordan talks with artist and writer Maira Kalman about the death of her husband Tibor Kalman, the process of grief, and her irrepressible creative spirit. MENTIONED: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Sarah Berman's Closet The Diaries of Franz Kakfa by Franz Kafka, tr. by Ross Benjamin "Cheek to Cheek" by Irving Berlin, sung by Fred Astaire Mair…

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David Kohlstedt on Simulating the Mantle in the Lab 32:00

8M ago32:00

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The Earth’s tectonic plates float on top of the ductile portion of the Earth’s mantle called the asthenosphere. The properties of the asthenosphere, in particular its viscosity, are thought to play a key role in determining how plates move, subduct, and how melt is produced and accumulates. We would like to know what the viscosity of the the asthen…

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Mackem In The Middle #198 - Boro Reaction 34:29

8M ago34:29

34:29

Michael and John join me to discuss a 1-1 away draw

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Warrior Girl Unearthed with Angeline Boulley 45:55

8M ago45:55

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Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education and is the author of two bestselling novels, Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Gi…

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Mackem In The Middle #197 - Stoke City Reaction 33:05

8M ago33:05

33:05

John joins me to discuss an important home win

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McKenzie Wark 41:45

8M ago41:45

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Thresholds is back! To open a new season, Jordan sits down with McKenzie Wark live at PioneerWorks in Red Hook, Brooklyn, for a conversation about raving, gender transition, and the radical work of "playing" with form. MENTIONED: Leonora Carrington Kenneth Goldsmith Audre Lorde’s Zami Zoo, Or Letters Not About Love McKenzie Wark is the author of Lo…

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Episode 14: A NEW Way to Set Intentions and Goals with Soul 30:26

8M ago30:26

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On today's episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley introduces a new way of creating goals to bring us into the New Year. She discusses the importance of using emotions as a way to calibrate out intentions and journey toward goals, focusing on harnessing our vision for our life, incorporating positive emotions, and staying true to our identity and v…

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